Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-24
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Mr.. Sam1 w. Ksene, manager OF tne
Pyke Opera Company leaves for San
Bernardino to-day.
NJ. Fl. ]. Stevenson has prepared
lnxas map of the new city Of Azusa for
the stockholders of the new town.
Contracts have been let for planting |
1000 orange and lemon trees III San Fer
nendo. which is now receiving citrus |
boom.
Tho Board of Supervisors W as in ses-
eion III day yesterday auditing demands.
They adjourned until the 2Sth at, 10
O'Clock.
J. n. Studebaker, the great wagon
manufacturer of South Bend, Ind, is
erecting large and elegant residence at
Monrovia.
There will be public test of the new
Amoeksas engine. ~. Kuhrts, No. g."
this afternoon at 2 o'clock, on the corner
Of Los Angeles and Requena streets.
Nh. J. /. Case has purchased thirty
aofss Of land at Monrovia and will sub.
divide the same. MIR. Monroe will open
: iine north and south avenue, at the
head of which Mr.. J. I. Case, the orig.
inal Jay Eye See, will erect splendid
residence.
Mr.. w. J. Kelly. Superintendent OF
the City Water Company. who has been
! lick at Santa Monica for the past tw o
weeks, was brought to this city yester.
{. day. He is . very i'll man and doubts
are entertained Of his recovery.
The many friends Of Mr.. D. w. Row.
land, Of Compton, will regret to learn Of
che death Of his wife, which occurred at
!. the family residence yesterday. Mrs
/, Rowland was Q most lovable lady and
was only in the Esd year Of her life.
q There will be reception given by the
ladies of the Congregational church at
their parlors, corner OF Third and Hill
streets, Friday evening of this week to
Rev. Dr.. Barrows and Rev. DR.. War
rep. Of San Francisco. Refreshments
will be served. All are invited to at.
tend.
Messrs. Hammel 4 Denker have struck
. soda spring in their oil we'll on the
Rancho Rodeo de las Aguus at depth
of 40O feet. They will draw the drive.
pipe, put down casing to the bottom OF
the we'll, shut off the soda and drill
deeper.
Mr.. w. r. Rowland came to the city
yesterday from the Puente oil wells.
Well No. 6 is only pumped part of the
time. q there is o lack of oil cars to
take away the product of all the wells.
No. 6 yields $50 barrels per day. Grad
ing for derrick for well No. has com.
tmenced.
Yesterday afternoon about 4:3O
o'clock stout gentleman was knocked
down BY team ON Main street and wa s
taken into drug store just below First
He was not seriously injured, however.
and his wounds consisted of slight cut
ON the back of his head and scratched
face.
There is . complaint that the team.
sters who haul of manure from the sta.
blss in this city have no tailgates to their
wagons and when they arrive at the
dumping grou uds the wagons are still
without tailgates and are also minus |
manure. The latter commodity is dis. |
tributed along the streets. This should
be looked into.
Mr.. J. c. Newton. of San Gabriel,
has resigned as President and Director
Of the Sixth District Agricultural Asso- |
citation. This leaves q vacancy to be
filled by the G )vernor. It is to be re.
Rretted that Mr.. Newton has been com.
PEELED to resign his position, as he is one
Of the best men for it in Southern Cali.
fOrnia.
The physician attending County Re.
corder Gibson called at the HERALD
office last night and denied positively |
that that gentleman had the smallpox.
The report concerning Miss Cook, en-
ployed in the County Clerks Office, is
also denied. She has aight case Of
measles.
Martin G. Marsh, one of the best
known caterers and ste ewards in this city,
yesterday took charge of the dining room
at the st. Elmo. This popular hotel is
to be congratulated upon securing the
serviees of q caterer so well and favor
ably known as Mr.. Marsh. The numer-
ous guests will also have reason to bless
the new departure.
Mr.. Geo. A. Longley has been ap.
pointed official reporter Of Judge O'Mel-
veny's court. Mr.. Longley was examined
by Messrs. Bicknell, Fitzgerald and |
Chapman and made an average of 1856 |
words per minute, while the test is $50
words. Mr.. Longley is one of the most
expert stenographers in Southern Cali.
forniA and formerly occupied an official
position Is reporter to the Court of
Common Pleas at Cincinnati, O. The
bench Of that court in parting from him.
mentioned him officially as upright,
skillful and impartial.
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